AARP dual role in health reform: Advocate and insurance business (News-Medical-Net)
The Washington Post reports on questions raised about AARP’s dual role in health reform. It profits from sales of health insurance policies to seniors and is strongly supporting reform legislation. “The nation’s preeminent seniors group, AARP, has put the weight of its 40 million members behind health-care reform, saying many of the proposals will lower costs and increase the quality of care for …
New health insurance research group – funded by $100 million from insurers — will be based at SU (The Post-Standard)
Dick Blume/The Post Standard, file photo, 2009Â� State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo today announced a new research facility to student health reimbursement rates and a web site that would allow consumers to compare doctors’ prices.
Teachers’ association to present health insurance options to members today (Chattanooga Times Free Press)
If members of the local teachers’ association had to vote now whether to approve changes to employee health insurance proposed by the school system, they’d turn it down, they said Monday.
Public health insurance option back in forefront (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
The Senate will consider whether the government should run and fund a health care plan to compete with private insurance, but states could choose not to participate in the so-called “public option.
AARP could benefit from the health insurance reforms it advocates (Washington Post)
The nation’s preeminent seniors group, AARP, has put the weight of its 40 million members behind health-care reform, saying many of the proposals will lower costs and increase the quality of care for older Americans.
Top economic adviser touts health insurance tax and public option (The Hill)
A senior economic adviser to President Barack Obama says two proposals are key to reining in healthcare spending: a tax on expensive health insurance Read more…
How does group health insurance work? (CNN Money)
Ever wonder how your health insurance premium is calculated if you’re covered under your employer’s plan?
Top economic adviser touts health insurance tax, public option (The Hill)
An Obama adviser highlighted the Cadillac health insurance tax and passing a public option as keys to reining in spending on healthcare. Read more…
Health care insurance rates soar (Peninsula Clarion)
Health insurance rates in Alaska just keep on climbing, and so, for that matter, do the number of uninsured Alaskans.
Instant Group Health Insurance Quote Engine Developed by Local New York Agency – HealthPlansNY.com (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)
HealthplansNY a leading online group benefits agency now offers free instant group health insurance quotes for New York Business Owners in 20 seconds or less.